At the meeting, the Foreign Ministers acknowledged the Republic of Korea’s New Southern Policy to advance relations with ASEAN and the President of the Republic of Korea’s visit to seven ASEAN Member States, as well as his plan to visit all ASEAN Member States.

The ministers discussed regional issues, such as the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and the situation in the Korean Peninsula.

They also discussed cooperation in various areas, such as transnational crime, digital economy, connectivity, the conclusion of an air services agreement, and tourism, as well as preparations for the 3rd ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit, which will be held this November 2019 in Busan.

He suggested ASEAN and the RoK should beef up technical training and technological transfer in green growth and foster education cooperation and assistance for development of information and communication technology (ICT) in rural areas.

The Foreign Ministers agreed that the next ASEAN-RoK Ministerial Meeting will be held in Viet Nam next year./.